Podcast Industry News

Back in early 2013, the podcasting community was freaking out. A patent troll called Personal Audio LLC had sued comedian Adam Carolla and was threatening a bunch of smaller podcasters. Personal Audio claimed that the podcasters infringed U.S. Patent 8,112,504, which claims a “system for…

The surprise acquisition of a podcast app by a number of major public radio companies shows that even traditional organizations are taking a tech-world approach to acquiring promising startups. Could associations pull a similar trick?

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 8, 2018–Barbara Corcoran, nine-season Shark on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” real estate mogul, author and investor; and iHeartMedia, the leading media company in America with a greater reach

A new podcast subscription service has raised $40 million in funding and plans to launch “some time next year,” according to the WALL STREET JOURNAL. LUMINARY MEDIA LLC is headed by NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES principal MATT SACKS and will have offices in CHICAGO and NEW YORK.

The JOURNAL reports that LUMINARY has been approaching podcast networks and producers including WONDERY, PRX, HOWSTUFFWORKS, and CADENCE13 to try and get licensing deals for its platform, with …

Piecing It Together is a movie podcast that analyzes the movies and themes that helped inspire the modern day film. They discuss movies like Black Panther, Ready Player One, A Quiet Place and other modern hit movies. Read More

With podcasts on the rise and Google investing in doubling the amount of listeners worldwide, it’s a pretty great time to invest in starting a podcast. Want to know how to start a podcast? We’ve gathered all sources and tools for you to get going.

As a podcaster, you should be looking to semi-regularly test your audience to ask their opinions of the format and content of your show. I run through the best questions to ask, where and how to ask them and finally how to draw conclusions from this!

The boom in podcasting has, unsurprisingly, not gone unnoticed by Google. Last month the tech giant unveiled its strategy for doubling the number of podcast listeners in the next two years and for brands, it offers a good opportunity to engage with a captive audience. Google’s new approach to podcasting is based on

Is it worth setting up an Amazon Alexa Skill for your podcast? Absolutely. It makes sense to let as many people as possible listen to your show on as many different platforms as possible. If you want to grow your audience, make it easy for people to listen!

Getting started on your own podcast definitely takes a few steps before getting it off the ground. There’s the initial set up cost, getting your content ready, and then you actually have to get the recording done. From start to finish, there are a few key software pieces that you need to make it a success.

Alex Ramsey and Joe Cilio, co-founders of the Forever Dog Podcast Network, join Lex on The Wolf Den. The three discuss Forever Dog’s beginnings as a theater project, growing pains inherent to launching a podcast network, and if working in comedy ever makes things seem less funny.

Download Link | Apple Podcasts | Stitcher Radio | Google Play | iHeart Radio IC043: Guesting, Hosting, and Consistently Posting with Kevin Bupp Cassi is leaving the Interview Connections team, so for her last episode of RTP, she and Alex talk with Kevin Bupp about what it’s like being on both sides of the mic. Kevin discusses his experiences being a guest and a…

To improve podcasting you have to go through some trial and error. The episode opens discussing secrets that make some podcast hosts better than others. Gary Leland, chatted with MacKenzie about what he has accomplished and seen change in the podcast industry since he started back in 2004.